Supplementation with Mix of Garcinia cambogia Extract, Yerba Mate Extract, and Guarana Extract Lowers Body Fat but has no Effects on High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Level.
Obesity is a condition of excessive body fat tissue accumulation. The main cause of obesity is a long-term energy imbalance, which means that caloric intake is greater than consumption. There are three parts of general body energy consumption, including the basal metabolism expenditure, the thermic effect of food, and physical activity. The three kinds of energy consumption account for approximately 60%, 10%, and 30% of total calories consumed. Major factors that affect the body energy balance are dietary intake, the body’s metabolic rate, and physical activity. If the ratio of these factors is unbalanced, it is likely to cause obesity.
Over the past few decades, research related to causes of obesity has progressed considerably, such as the discovery of an obesity gene, metabolic factors, energy consumption, and utilization. But
the prevalence of obesity has not decreased, so we presume that the main reasons causing obesity are environmental factors, which have caused steady increases in obese populations.
The major environmental factor that causes an energy imbalance is diet, and numerous
factors affect the diet, such as physical and psychological effects, which regulate the appetite of humans. Hunger and satiety are affected by physical factors, sensation, and cognition of the brain,
digestion, and absorption. These factors affect regulation of the intake of different foods, and thus cause the energy balance to vary. In conclusion, the herbal formula tablet helped reduce the waist
and hip circumferences, body weight, and body fat percentage, and with a balanced diet can increase the weight loss efficiency.
Obes Res Open J. 2018; 5(1): 5-10. doi: 10.17140/OROJ-5-134
